Peninsula News Review, July 16, 2014

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Gateway to Sidney C O M M U N I T Y

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Victoria Airport Authority development project looks to hit November deadline Steven Heywood News staff

If all goes according to plan, the Victoria Airport Authority will be seeking proposals for its commercial site next to the Town of Sidney by mid-tolate November.

Touted as a new gateway to Sidney, the authority (VAA) signed a memorandum of understanding with the municipality in April. It means both parties are working together to develop 10 acres of land west of Highway 17 and south of Beacon Avenue West. The development of the area into commercial property has been in the VAA’s master plan for years. The Town is involved as it owns a smaller parcel (.16 of an acre) connected to the property.

Plans for the site were the subject of two public open houses (July 8 and July 15) at the Mary Winspear Centre. VAA President and CEO Geoff Dickson says they are seeking people’s ideas for the land, while making it clear that the goal is to make it a commercial development.

“We’re not hearing a lot of people telling us to do nothing,” he said. “They want us to do something that’s complimentary to downtown Sidney. We want to do the right thing.”

Dickson said once the feedback stage is complete by the end of the month, the VAA will seek official community plan and zoning amendments from the Town to pave the way for commercial growth. Part of that, he added, will be a tourism component with the Town. That could include a new visitor’s centre.

Other items asked-for by the municipality include a new roundabout into the site from Beacon Avenue West, sidewalk, road and crosswalk improvements, high-standard architectural design as well as “a welcoming gateway to Sidney.” What that means, said Dickson, will be worked out through a request for proposals process.

PleaSe See: VAA project good for Sidney, page 4

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Jill Dickau (left) and Gulf Islands National Park Interpreter Robyn Sealy test out the new Explora app at Sidney Spit.

Get your island-hopping app New Explora Trail App offers park users a self-guided tour of Sidney Spit Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (GINPR) is launching a new app this month to give park users the ability to have a self-guided tour of Sidney Spit.

The Explora Trail App, which will feature points of interest in the park, works

on GPS points which pop up on a mobile device as the user is walking the trail systems on the Spit.

“You can download the app before you head to the park from the app store or Google Play and as you walk the trail information will pop up on your device including maps, photos, information and fun quizzes that will ensure you have a

memorable, informative and fun visit,” said Francine Burnett, a Promotions Officer with GINPR. The Peninsula News Review got a first hand look at the application last week, PleaSe See: Perfect travel companion, page 3

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Mayor’s task force in for the long term Trying to be a catalyst for change, says chair Mark Dickinson Steven Heywood News staff

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SAANICHTON — Missed, but not forgotten, was Saanichton’s Spelt Family, who made a significant donation to the new Orca totem pole on Mount Newton X Road.

Jan Carroll of the Saanichton Village Association says Ron Spelt and his family helped make the third of five (not four, to correct a recent PNR story) welcome totems in the community.

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The chair of Sidney’s Mayor’s Task Force on Downtown Revitalization says any charge that the group is playing politics is simply not the case.

Mark Dickinson, who was named chair of the task force by Mayor Larry Cross, told the PNR the group is certainly aware that the next municipal election is coming up in November — but have taken up a strong apolitical position.

“We have been tasked with a job,” he said. “We will not allow ourselves to become bogged down in the politics of Sidney.”

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that some of the recommendations announced earlier this month are either already in the works within the municipality, or are already in place.

That gave rise to questions on why the task force would repeat them and whether they endorse the work of the current town council.

“We are staying so far away from politics,” Dickinson explained.

He said it’s good to be held to account on their recommendations, but said there’s a reason the task force included Town-driven actions on their list.

“We felt it was important to (include them) on our list to make sure there’s some conclusion. We don’t want to lose track of (those actions).”

It’s one thing for the Town to commit to such things as increased signage, to explore taxation rates and increasing residential density, he said, it’s another to follow through.

Some of those same ideas were raised at the task force level, Dickinson continued. They group felt it

was important not to disregard that input.

He added that while the task force was established by the current mayor, he hopes they will continue long past the November election.

“Our horizon goes out a long way.”

With plans to take a summer break in August, Dickinson said the task force members will return to continue their work. It has culminated thus far in data collection and prioritizing recommendations into quickhitters for the Town. Their list of ideas has grown to more than 90, he said, noting there’s still more information to come.

The Town is compiling a largerthan-expected collection of shopper surveys. They have also mailed out surveys to business owners, operators and property owners in the downtown core.

That means, Dickinson said, that the first phase of the task force is not quite done.

“That process is going to go on but don’t expect much big change,”

he said. “We’ve got the big chunk of what’s to be said already in hand.”

On top of the 16 initial recommendations to the Town, Dickinson said the task force handed over many others to the Saanich Peninsula chamber of Commerce and Sidney Business Improvement Association.

Those ideas, he said, appeared more suited to those groups for action or further debate.

“I’d be very surprised if they don’t take those ideas in hand and move along with them,” Dickinson said.

“We are trying to be a catalyst for change.”

Dickinson credits the energy and hard work of the task force members for such good work thus far.

“Ultimately, we will develop a handful of options for the Town, for various agencies to implement. That will be a success for the task force.”

Dickinson said the recommendations they are developing now will help create a road map for Sidney, covering the next 15 to 25 years. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

Perfect travel companion for the family Continued from page 1

It takes users through the trails in the parks and points out things like an eagles nest which may not have otherwise been noticed. The app prompts users to explore under the tree where the nest is situated to see what types of prey the eagles have been snacking on. Discoveries included a heron skull, a fish skeleton, a Cormorant skeleton and a seagull wing.

Further along the trail other points of interest are pointed out including the location of the old brick factory and an example of the damage the Fallow Deer do on the small island.

“The app is the perfect travel companion for the whole family,” said Burnett.

“It offers a variety of levels of interaction from viewing historical photos and maps to listening to cool sounds or participating in quizzes.”

To date, GINPR has completed two apps — the one for Sidney Spit and another for Winter Cove on Saturna Island. Burnett said work is currently underway to complete more Explora apps for more parks within the reserve in the next two years.

Recently, Fort Rodd Hill started using the Explora App (in this park, users are given handheld devices to use in the park as the app isn’t available for download yet) as well as Pacific Rim National Park Reserve who just launched their mobile app for Android or iOS last week.

For more information on the Explora Trail App visit the park website at www.parkscanada.gc.ca/gulfislands, call the office at 250-654-4000 (toll free at 1-866-944-1744) or visit the GINPR on Facebook (facebook.com/GulfIslandsNPR) or on Twitter (@GulfIslandsNPR). reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

Gulf Islands National Park Interpreter Robyn Sealy tests out the new Explora app at Sidney Spit.

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Bed Races on Beacon

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Slider the Penguin, Panorama Recreation Centre’s mascot, gets a lift from lifeguards Martin Henderson (from left), Josh Berryman, Rachel Merriman, Ellen Dewar and Marina Scott. Team Fantastic joins the growing ranks of people taking part in the Bed Races on Beacon August 17.

Where the water hits the road Panorama’s aquatics staff the next team to join up Steven Heywood News staff

Normally comfortable on the water, the aquatics staff at Panorama Recreation Centre will do some dryland training next month as part of the Bed Races on Beacon event.

Slider the Penguin and pool lifeguards gathered for a photo Monday afternoon. They are one of a new group of teams that have signed up to push a reconfigured hospital bed down Sidney’s main drag.

Bed Races on Beacon take place August 17 at the east end of the main street. A portion of the road will be closed that day to allow for the event, a popular pastime at one point in Greater Victoria’s history that will make a bit of a comeback this summer.

Brenda Hennigar, executive director of the Rest Haven Foundation, serving Sidney’s Rest Haven Lodge, says the races will be fun for the whole family. They are also designed to help raise money for the lodge’s palliative care facilities. To learn more or to sign up a team, contact Hennigar at 250-656-0717.

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Emma Wells-Durand helps get a kite off the ground in Sidney’s Tulista Park. She was spending the afternoon with the Best Buddies group from Stelly’s Secondary School.

VAA project good for Sidney, says councillor Continued from page 1

Should rezoning and OCP amendments pass this fall, Dickson said the RFPs could go out by November, with an additional 12 to 18 months before any ground is broken.

Sidney Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey, who attended the July 8 open house, says in the big picture the business community faces new competition from proposed developments at Sandown (North Saanich) and

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Jesken (Central Saanich).

“Myself and other councillors feel that is reasonably good news for Sidney as shoppers will be coming up here from the south,” he said, noting the community could benefit from a trickle down effect.

Asked if such projects, including the VAA site, would take away from jobs and business in Sidney’s downtown, Lougher-Goodey said it will depend on what new businesses come to those prop-

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VAA Vice-President of Operations and Development, James Bogusz, said they have been receiving lots of ideas from people on what should and should not go on the 10 acres. One of the biggest concerns is traffic, with a few suggestions to move a planned roundabout further away from the highway to avoid congestion.

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“In no way are we going out of our way to compete with other businesses,” Bogusz added. “We hope to add to it.”

VAA plans to be before Town council in August to start zoning and OCP amendment processes.

People can still have their say on the commercial plans at VAA. Visit www.victoriaairport.com/beacon to fill out a survey before July 24. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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Sidney’s BIA is making marketing strides Steven Heywood

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Sidney’s fledgling Business Improvement Association (BIA) is exploring partnership options with Tourism Victoria to help the retail core of the community take advantage of the larger group’s marketing acumen.

BIA executive director Donna Petrie says she recently had a group from Tourism Victoria on a familiarization tour of Sidney and the area.

“We are the gateway to the Island and this will be a good partnership,” she said in a recent interview with the PNR. Petrie and BIA board chair and president Cliff McNeil-Smith sat down to discuss the recent BIA annual general meeting and progress made by the BIA over its first year of operation. Petrie said making the connection with Tourism Victoria will take the BIA to a new level of marketing and promoting all that Sidney has to offer.

The BIA was established last year to collect a fee from all downtown-area businesses.

The money, which is collected by the Town of Sidney, goes to the BIA for use in marketing programs and related initiatives. It’s goal is to bring more shoppers and visitors into downtown Sidney.

“We call this our

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Sidney BIA board chair and president Cliff McNeil-Smith, far right, says the local business community has built a fully-functioning organization from the ground-up in a single year. start-up year,” said McNeil-Smith.

He said the BIA has created new marketing and promotions material. For instance, he said an estimated 12,000 copies of a new Sidney brochure was distributed on B.C. Ferries, the Anacortes Ferry and throughout hotels. They went so fast, he said, another 15,000 were printed.

These are only a couple of the measurable accomplishments of the BIA, McNeil-Smith said. From its outset, the BIA was tasked with proving it could do good work and help better the fortunes of local businesses. Petrie said the BIA board has come up with 20 marketing and promotions activities — from videos to its website (www.distinctlysidney. ca) and a new online community events calendar.

“It’s a new level that we’ve reached now.”

– Donna Petrie “People, I think, were really impressed during the AGM,” she said.

Petrie, who has worked in the past with Tourism Victoria, said she use those connections to help attract them out to Sidney for a look.

“This is to help generate a plan to bring Sidney to the table to be able to bid on meetings, conferences and other events,” Petrie explained.

One of the reasons Tourism Victoria is looking further afield, said McNeil-Smith, is at the insistence of Butchart Gardens. He said they had approached Tourism Victoria and other stakeholders on addi-

tional tourism options in the region. Visitors, McNeil-Smith said, had been asking about other things to do, in addition to the Gardens, in the south Island. It’s here, he said, where Sidney can claim its share.

“It’s a new level that we’ve reached now,” Petrie added.

The BIA is working in collaboration with the Town and a variety of groups to help promote the area near and far.

With a budget of $250,000 in its first year (which has gone up in 2014 to $256,000), the BIA is trying to get as much mileage out of it as possible.

It’s membership sits now at 115 registered individuals. More are encouraged to sign up, as all businesses in the downtown core of Sidney are automatically involved and are paying an annual BIA fee.

McNeil-Smith added

there are 12 to 14 associate members — such as Butchart Gardens, Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre and the Mary Winspear Centre.

All told, those members represent 175 to 180 businesses and property owners in Sidney.

At its recent AGM, the BIA welcomed three new directors — Brad Edgett of the Mary Winspear Centre, Denis Paquette of the Sidney Waterfront Inn & Suites and Bob

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OUR VIEW

Using digital to get real

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here is something to be said about the new trail app for mobile devices that will enable families to find out more about Sidney Spit.

The Gulf Islands Natural Park Reserve launched its new app recently, featuring maps, quizzes, photos and information about Sidney Spit. It’s part of their Explora Trail App, which is already at work on other Gulf Islands.

As the old adage goes, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. The app is a great addition to the reams of The app is a great hard-copy information addition to ... the there about information out there out the parks on and around about the parks the Saanich Peninsula. After all, as more and more people turn to their digital devices first, why not have additional information and activities?

Hopefully, the apps will not only encourage people to learn more, but to perhaps put the phone or tablet away for a while and dig deeper.

It’s certainly great to be directed to a space in a park that’s unique in its history or natural environment.

It’s much greater if, once a person gets there, they get their hands dirty. Not necessarily by digging up dirt, but by exploring where they are —putting the electronics down for a second and enjoying what’s around them.

From the PNR’s preview of the Sidney Spit app, there appears to be a lot going for it — and Parks staff have made sure there are some pretty interesting things to find. By using modern technology to get people there, it could spark a life-long desire to explore, to learn more and even to perhaps someday develop an app of their own that goes into great detail about the things they dug up on Sidney Spit.

So, in that vein, the project is a success.

Hopefully, users of the Explora Trail App will take advantage of it, and enjoy the great outdoors — as brought to them via the digital world.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526.

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enforcement simply don’t exist. ast is the new slow,” Improvements in the road system, declared one Toronto and the modern vehicles that drive newspaper’s front it, have been enormous. page when the B.C. government My last trip was in June, up the announced it is increasing speed Fraser Canyon and on through limits around the province. the Cariboo to Prince George. The The headline picked up on canyon offers some of the harshest Transportation Minister Todd road-building conditions in Canada, Stone’s justification for raising limits but even portions of that on 35 stretches of rural B.C. cliff-hanging, rock-andhighway. Stone referred to tunnel road are getting traffic studies that show increases from 90 to 100 portions of the highway km/h. system where the vast There are two common majority of drivers already assumptions about travel at the new speeds. this move. One is that Stone emphasized that increasing the speed accident risk is not so limit means people will much a function of speed, automatically drive but of differences in speed faster. The other is that between vehicles. That’s Tom Fletcher higher speeds mean more why the signs going up this B.C. Views accidents, or at least more summer will include a new severe accidents. warning for left lane hogs: The government downplayed “Keep Right – Let Others Pass.” opposition to this change, which For the first time, there is a 120 Stone signalled last fall when he km/h limit on three segments of launched the public consultation. rural divided highway, parts of the Police agencies don’t like it. ICBC Coquihalla, the Okanagan Connector and a stretch between Parksville and officials are skeptical to say the Campbell River on Vancouver Island. least. ICBC’s latest rate increase was attributed mostly to cost pressure Having regularly driven up and from higher injury payouts, and down the B.C. Interior highway it will be tracking the sections of system for the past 30 years, I can higher speed limit to see if the confirm that particularly once you number of severe accidents goes up. get “beyond Hope,” drivers do set Speed wasn’t singled out when the speed limit. In good conditions, interim ICBC boss Mark Blucher it’s generally about 10 km over the made the case for an increase posted maximum, particularly in the of nearly five per cent on basic long spaces between communities where resources to do regular speed insurance last fall. One reason why

claims for bodily injury, pain and suffering, future care and loss of earnings are going up is that more people are hiring lawyers.

Another reason is distraction, not just from mobile devices but also more pedestrians and cyclists in urban areas.

Are drivers getting worse? A recent report out of Saskatchewan suggests they are.

In 2013, only 48 per cent of new drivers in Saskatchewan passed their road test. The test hasn’t changed much in the past decade and there are more immigrants who aren’t accustomed to highway driving, North America style.

But a veteran driving instructor calls today’s new drivers “the weakest generation I’ve ever taught,” after they spent their formative passenger years watching TV or playing with game machines and other screens while on the road.

“The awareness level isn’t where it was when I started 15 years ago,” Margot Podiluk told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “Today’s generation, they’re so connected to electronic devices they don’t look out of car windows.”

If raising speed limits is a mistake, accident statistics will soon tell the tale. My expectation is that on rural highways, speed limits are just catching up to the traffic.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Signs going up this summer will include a new warning for left lane hogs.’

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LETTERS We should want to shop in our town Letters to the Editor Any letters submitted to the Peninsula News Review should discuss issues and stories covered in the pages of the paper.

Please keep letters to less than 300 words. The Review reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste.

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without worrying about driving out of town. The antiques would be an added attraction — especially for seniors who like to sell and buy collectables. With plenty of free parking on site, visitors would also enjoy walking across to Sidney to enjoy retail therapy as they stroll around our waterfront town. I am sure market vendors and shoppers would appreciate having a covered area

where business is not dependent on the weather and stalls do not have to be set up weekly (although there is something nice about an outdoor market too).

I have given my ideas for improvements to Sidney. My principal suggestions are for Sidney to have broad, obstacle-free sidewalks with canopies over the stores so shoppers are protected from sun and rain as well as plenty of free parking. We need more sidewalks and better street lighting too but I realize these have budget constraints.

I pointed out Sidney has location! We are a waterfront community. We have everything for boaters including marinas, boat builders and repair shops plus kayaks to rent, whale watching trips, a ferry to Sidney Island. There is a waterfront walkway with many places to sit to enjoy magnificent views over the Gulf Islands, a fresh fish market, waterfront parks — all in a town with lots of small businesses giving personal, friendly service. We should not have to be told to shop local, we should want to shop in our town.

D. Child Sidney

Readers respond: Future of visiting, shopping downtown Sidney What Sidney needs There is only one conclusion to come from the sad decline of Sidney as a shopping centre: completion of even part of the Sandown lands for retail shops will result in an increase in the number of empty shops in our wonderful town, as will to a lesser extent, the development of the Jesken venture.

New benches and planters, while very pleasant, will make little difference, nor will any number of task forces or committees. An old but most apt definition of committee is: a group of people who get together and decide that nothing can be done.

Keeping the basic current traffic patterns in the town was a good start, but could

benefit from tidying up.

The tourist information kiosk on the highway from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal should be open from May to early October. Visitors coming from the Anacortes Ferry should be encouraged to come into the town.

Traffic lights should be automatic and traffic related, not on timers. Traffic down Beacon should have priority and remain essentially one way, as should Bevan, in the other direction.

A new flyover is long overdue at the top of Beacon.

The normal shops along Beacon should be open during fair hours and the fair stalls should be arranged so that the shops are at least visible.

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First Nations culture centre could help A suggestion to make Sidney more attractive has occurred to me after a visit to Whistler.

If you are visiting that place it is loaded with hotels, restaurant and souvenir shops and if its a cloudy and rainy day (precluding sporting activities) there is not much else to do, so we took the time to find something else of Interest.

Strangely even the tourist guides did not direct us there but what an experience the Native Cultural Centre was.

I am sure our local aboriginal nations on the Salish Sea could build and operate a display building or cultural

centre showcasing the history and activities of the first nations that originated and lived here around the Salish Sea. This could be done maybe in cooperation with other nations from across the border.

It would take some doing for the site by the water in Sidney (Captains Table and Mineral World) to be made available but it would link well with the Ocean Discovery Centre as well as Mineral World. I am sure that brains more experienced than mine can come up with something like this.

Hopefully this is a small seed that will grow into something big and beautiful.

Lucien Frauenfelder Saanichton

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I visualize an all-year-round farmers market with market stalls in a warehouse-style building with lots of skylights to give natural light, similar to Granville Island in Vancouver. It would provide an outlet for local produce, fish, wines and crafts all in one place. Items sold would be basically B.C. products — although some exceptions could be made in winter for fresh vegetables.

There would be space for home-baked foods and the Visitors Information Centre too, plus possibly a few stalls for antiques and collectables.

If the market was linked to the main Town of Sidney by a covered, pedestrian walkway across the highway, there would be easy access for the older residents of Sidney to buy fresh produce

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Voting smarter, indeed Once again I’m baffled by one of Mr. Gagnon’s letters (PNR letters, July 11). Is he implying that the homeowners of Sidney are OK with picking up the slack in the town coffers if the business taxes are reduced. This homeowner (and many others I have talked to) are certainly not in favor of this idea.

So, I applaud Mr. Lougher-Goodey for his comments and I, like Mr. Gagnon, will also be voting smarter this coming election.

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Having recently attended the VAA (Victoria Airport Authority) Information session relating to the proposed Gateway Project at Beacon and Highway 17, I feel compelled to speak out. Rather than an information gathering session it appeared to be presentation of a pre-determined real-estate project to meet the VAA mandate to increase income. The consequences of such a project will be harsh indeed for our Town.

The VAA proposal for a shopping centre is wrong for many reasons.

It would create a bifurcated commercial core. Traffic congestion crossing the highway would become even more difficult. It would compete directly with a struggling retail core already facing two shopping centre projects nearby.

Despite these issues a far more compelling and key reason needs to be addressed and that relates to the long standing need to solve the traffic intersection of the highway and Beacon Avenue.

The Town of Sidney was split asunder by the creation of the highway in the 1960s. Today as the Town of Sidney faces surging competition it is increasingly important that an attractive gateway to the Town be established and the east-west divide be resolved with a safe and people friendly way of blending two opposing streams of traffic. To do this needs a planned interchange. And to do this requires land. And unimproved land is what is available on the VAA site.

Placing an at-grade roundabout at this intersection using the VAA lands is by far the least costly, safest and best long-term solution. Unlike the $24 million McTavish grade-separated intersection, a well-designed at-grade roundabout would be a quarter of the cost. Throughout England, Europe, Australia and increasingly the U.S., at-grade roundabouts are recognized, for a host of reasons, as the traffic solution of choice.

If the Gateway shopping centre project proceeds as proposed by VAA the opportunity will be lost forever, except by costly expropriation of existing improvements. Our community needs to get involved and demand the roundabout traffic solution that is destined to be lost if we don’t grasp the opportunity now.

Richard Holmes Sidney

NEWS REVIEW

Majority of council have taken a stand Two or three writers have severely chastised North Saanich council over a development property on Bourne Terrace. After reading these letters it certainly left the impression that perhaps council was acting improperly in view of the OCP. Councilor Browne took the brunt of the criticism with his opinion that this decision makes common sense.

After reading John Upward’s rebuttal and the response from Mike Stanlake from the North Saanich Advisory Planning Commission, it’s pretty clear this development had strong support from it’s nearest neighbours. It seems like council’s support of this development does make sense after all.

This situation mirrors the whole housing debate in North Saanich. Regardless of the naysayers there is general and even strong support for moving forward with housing options. The survey done in the last year clearly indicated so.

What we have is a vocal minority which is loud and presents only its self-interested point of view. I often wonder why this group would bother to expend so much energy to deter modest progress in our community. No council is perfect but at least the majority of council in this term have taken a stand for what is inherently right: a welcoming and modestly growing community. For that they have been unnecessarily framed as opposed to our community plan. J. A. Tomminen North Saanich

Save North Saanich The world is changing rapidly.

Farmland is disappearing at an alarming pace everywhere. In North Saanich, where once were open fields there soon could be a sea of houses. But should industry, business and developers determine the future of our community?

We are being told we need affordable houses and houses for seniors, but are the developments now under construction affordable? Or for seniors? Such arguments are meant to blind our eyes and are nothing but a smokescreen.

We need a balance between busy city life and the rural countryside.

However, if the city takes over our rural land then the balance is disturbed. The proposed densification of North Saanich is very shortsighted. It does not show respect for people nor the environment and would have a devastating effect.

Citizens have the right to be heard. However, the majority of North Saanich council ignores the clear wish of its residents, pushing through radical changes that encourage urban sprawl. These will lead to higher taxes, increased traffic and air pollution. Do we really want to destroy what we all love?

Let’s take back our community before it’s too late and save North Saanich from such destruction.

Hildegard Horie North Saanich

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Market to Market

Peninsula Country Market This is the first part in a series covering the variety of summer markets on the Saanich Peninsula

Devon MacKenzie News staff

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he Peninsula Country Market is the oldest open air market on Southern Vancouver Island.

“This all started 24 years ago with a bunch of farmers coming in, dropping their tailgates and selling their produce,” said the Market’s president, Jim Townley.

“Since then it has just continued to grow but we’ve really kept it geared toward the agricultural side of things which we’re really proud of.”

Townley said the market, which happens Saturday mornings at the Saanich Fairground, abides by the B.C. Farmers Market Association Guidelines which drives the type of vendors.

“We’re run by a board and the membership and we’re a not-for-profit society. Our mandate as a group is really to support local growers and crafters,” he explained.

“We don’t focus on third party sellers and we want farmers, growers and crafters to be selling directly. It’s definitely a unique environment and a different environment than some of the other markets out there.

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There’s plenty of local produce, among other things, available for purchase during the Peninsula Country Market.

“You won’t find products from China, you won’t find things from the mainland, everything at the market is from here or the southern Island.”

Townley said the market features live

music and organizers hope to bring out more and more young families to the weekly event.

“We’re featuring a program called Growing Families at the Market which encourages healthy eating and eating locally. We see a lot of families come every week because they can get their produce, fish, beef and bread all in one place. You can do an entire week’s worth of grocery shopping in one spot and it’s all local.”

The Peninsula Country Market has 56 to 58 vendors a week and sees about 40,000 come through the gates each year.

With recent changes to liquor laws, the market is now also allowed to feature product from local wineries, breweries and cideries.

“I don’t think you can ever beat farm direct fresh produce and other local food items. Freshness never goes out of style,” he said.

The Peninsula Country Market runs Saturday mornings until Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Saanich Fairground.

For more information on weekly musical guests or other events like the upcoming Family Day on Aug. 16, visit peninsulacountrymarket.ca. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com Pick up a copy of the next edition of the PNR for a feature on one of the other weekly markets on the Saanich Peninsula.

Markets around the Saanich Peninsula Thursday: What: Sidney Street Market When: Thursday evenings until Aug. 28 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Beacon Avenue in Sidney Saturday: What: North Saanich Farm Market When: Saturdays until October from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: St. John’s United Church (10990 West Saanich Rd.) What: Peninsula Country Market

When: Saturdays until October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Saanich Fairground, 1528 Stelly’s X Rd. Sunday: What: Sidney Summer Market When: Sundays until October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Mary Winspear Centre field, 2243 Beacon Avenue What: Brentwood Bay Community Market When: Sundays until Aug. 24 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Where: Pioneer Park in Brentwood Bay, 1209 Clarke Rd.

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“Personally, I am awed that I was chosen for it. It was very humbling. It makes me really grateful and I’m happy to be able to show other people that these types of things are possible,” Milne said.

Milne, who will be entering Grade 11 in September, has aspirations of achieving a degree in psychology and criminology so she can reach her dream of working in the field of crime prevention.

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Mikayla Milne was the recipient of a scholarship from CIBC last month.

Youth Social Action Team.

“For me it’s a great group because you really feel like you’re part of something tangible,” Milne said.

“It’s a really open and

welcoming space and lots of great people are involved from different backgrounds and experiences. I’ve learned a lot.”

The CIBC Youthvision Scholarship pro-

gram is now in its 16th year and has helped almost 500 students attain their post-secondary goals.

To be eligible for the scholarship, Grade 10 students must be

enrolled in a mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada or the YMCA. “I’m currently paired with a Big Sister which I think is amazing. It’s so important for youth to have someone other than just parents or teachers to talk to and that’s why Big Brothers and Big Sisters is such a good program,” Milne said.

Through the scholarship, Milne will receive ongoing mentoring from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada until she graduates from her post-secondary education.

Milne and Henry Sexsmith (the other recipient of the scholarship in Victoria) were recognized in a celebration at the Westshore Banking Centre CIBC on June 25. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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Don’t overwhelm your septic system by using too much water. Instead, take shorter showers and spread your laundry loads out over a few days. Consider installing low flow toilets and efficient washing machines. Take measures to prevent leaky toilets and taps.

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A bylaw is in effect in Saanich, Colwood, Langford & View Royal, stay informed about the requirements for your septic system.

Get your Septic Savvy Household Info Kit at your municipal hall or visit crd.bc.ca/septic for more tips and resources, or to register for a free workshop.

Call 250.360.3030 for more information.

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A carved bow piece of a First Nations canoe seems to be smiling while youth practice paddling single-person wood canoes in Patricia Bay July 10. The Tseycum First Nation hosted the 2014 Pulling Together canoe journey from Nanoose Bay to the Saanich Peninsula.

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Student finds family link to sinking of SS Iroquois A tragic, heroic connection helps 11-year-old girl win St. Margaret’s School scholarship Travis Paterson

ing of the SS Iroquois near Sidney on April 10, 1911.

Twenty-one people perished in the disaster, including the original founders of St. Margaret’s School, sisters Edith and Isobel Fenwick.

It turns out the men used ropes and a horse saddle to pull people up the rocky bluffs near the Horth’s family farm in North Saanich. The first person rescued that day was Margaret Barton, principal of St.

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If Anastasia Bird could ask her greatgrandfather Leonard Horth one question, it’s this: “How did he climb up those rocks (at Curteis Point)?”

The 11-year-old has spent recent months researching her family history with a special focus on Horth who, along with his father Rufus and brother Brownie, were first responders to the sink-

Maragaret’s.

Bird found out last week she’ll be the first to win the newly created Lakehill Community Scholarship to St. Margaret’s, valued at $22,000 over three years.

The scholarship will carry Bird through Grades 6 (which she starts in September), 7 and 8, at a school she otherwise wouldn’t have been able to attend.

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research her background to find out as much as she could about her personal connection to the school, and she embodies the all-round student that we’re looking for,” said Kathy Charleson, director of admissions at St. Margaret’s.

Until Bird won the scholarship, there was no certainty that she would attend SMS. Jennifer Paterson, Anastasia’s mother, initially had reservations about her daughter’s desire to attend the private school.

“Ana was only 10, so I didn’t expect her to understand what it would take. Her marks weren’t strong enough and I also told her I wouldn’t be able to afford it.”

But Bird persevered to be a better student at Millstream elementary, became a leader for Girl Guides and Sparks, and upped her commitment to basketball and swimming.

It paid off, but there was still the matter of the tuition.

“Ana was serious so we approached the school and they explained the different scholarships available, including Lakehill. So we looked up the history of St. Margaret’s and saw that the (Fenwicks) died when the Iroquois sank. After a while it hit me, my grandfather (Horth) had a story of saving people from the Iroquois.”

It was game on then, as they visited The

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Anastasia Bird holds The Sinking of the Iroquois: Fact and Fiction, and her family tree, right, a key part of her scholarship-winning report. Bird’s great-grandfather, Leonard Horth (below) rescued the school’s principal, Margaret Barton from a sinking ship in 1911.

Sidney Museum and Archives.

The museum didn’t reveal much about Horth, but led them to the major breakthrough they needed, the book The Sinking of the Iroquois: Fact and Fiction,

by Joan Neudecker of Deep Cove.

“Right away I remembered (Neudecker), she was a teacher and I knew her when I grew up in Deep Cove,” Paterson said.

Turns out Neudecker had spent several hours with Horth before he passed away to conduct part of her research.

“Leonard and his brother Brownie, and a lot of young men from the area were instrumental in rescuing some of the passen-

gers,” Neudecker said.

“Leonard was always known as Loe (pronounced low). He was quite elderly when I took him around the North Saanich district and he told me about every piece of land, who had farmed it, how many kids were there, the whole history. There wasn’t a great number of families around back then,

only farms and farmhouses.”

When Bird and Paterson visited, Bird was reluctant to talk, Neudecker said, but it was clear she’d done a lot of research.

“Ana needed to tie it up, and obviously she did a good job.”

The Sinking of the Iroquois: Fact and Fiction is available at Tanner’s Books in Sidney or through Neudecker at jojoneudecker@shaw. ca.

St. Margaret’s also awarded the Centennial Scholarship to Olivia Burbee, who enters Grade 10 in the fall.

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Trio to play at St. Paul’s Church Midsummer Night of Music welcomes three classical musicians Devon MacKenzie News staff

Next week, St. Paul’s United Church will be hosting three musicians for a Midsummer’s Night of Music at the church.

“The trio contacted us saying that they would visiting Sidney and we jumped at the chance to have them play here,” said the church’s office administrator, Karen Booth.

“The event will showcase their wonderful music as well as serve to benefit the Sidney Lions Food Bank, Our Place Society and the

church,” she said.

Cellist Gerald Morin has been a member of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for 20 years. He has toured extensively with the MSO in Europe, Asia, and South America and recorded for Decca, Sony and Analekta, Radio-Canada and the CBC. Morin grew up in British Columbia and received his formative training with James Hunterat the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

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A Midsummer Night of Music presented by St. Paul’s United Church will feature Gerald Morin (cellist with Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Sylvia Bruns on piano and Celia Morin on violin. a frequent participant in the MSO’s chamber music series.

Originally from Mara, British Columbia, Bruns has lived and worked as a pianist in Montreal for the past 25 years.

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Morin and Bruns currently reside in Baie D’Urfé, Québec with their three (mostly grown-up) children.

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Celia is a 14-year-old student who has been playing the violin for seven years and the piano for nine years.

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by Bach, Cassado, Chopin, Massenet, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich during the show at St. Paul’s.

“We are asking everyone donate what they can as admission, we’re suggesting $12, so that we are able to donate a nice chunk of money to the Lions Food Bank and Our Place Society,” Booth said, adding the church has ample free parking and is handicap accessible.

Doors open for the concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 at St. Paul’s United Church in Sidney (2410 Malaview Ave.).

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Bent and Dunn in Brentwood Bay BRENTWOOD BAY — Music in the Park welcomes Ridley Bent tonight (Wed., July 16) at Pioneer Park.

The weekly music nights are each Wednesday until Aug. 13 and start at 6:30 p.m. Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket. There are always vendors nearby as well. Pioneer Park is located on the corner of West Saanich Road and Clarke Road.

Bent is on tour promoting his new CD Wild Card.

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Island grocery chain opens 12th store in Langford

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For more than 30 years, Quality Foods has built a following on the mid- and North Island.

In the span of a year or so, the independent grocer will open not one, but two stores on the West Shore, its first outlets in Greater Victoria.

“We’ve long had an eye to Victoria, but the opportunities were few and far between,” said Rob McKay, Quality Foods marketing director.

Last week’s opening of its store in Langford marks the company’s first foray into what McKay admits is a highly competitive grocery market.

Quality Foods has some momentum going in, he said.

“There seems to be a pent-up demand for Victoria. We’ve been getting phone calls and emails and personal comments from people asking us, ‘when are you guys coming down here?”

The Langford Parkway location is store number 12 for the company, which began in 1982 when partners Ken Schley, John Briulo and Noel Hayward restored an abandoned grocery store in Qualicum Beach.

The next location in this area will be in View Royal, on the site of the development at the corner of Helmcken Road and Watkiss Way near Victoria General Hospital. It is due to open sometime in 2015.

Langford Mayor Stew Young is excited for the economic opportunities the new Quality Foods will bring to his community, with 75 to 100 jobs to be filled initially.

“The jobs that it creates is obviously number one for our community.

“It’s great that another large

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With staffers behind him, Quality Foods director of operations, Ken Schley, speaks at the grand opening of the company’s latest store, at 977 Langford Pky. near City Centre Park. employer has decided that Langford is a great place to move,” he said.

“We have some of the strongest growth in the region. A lot of our residents need the jobs.”

The new Quality Foods will also provide another grocery option closer to home for Langford residents, said Young, as well as injecting some friendly competition into the mix.

“It’s healthy for our community … and it’ll possibly lower prices for food which is always a good thing,” he said.

McKay said the location of the store is ideal, with its proximity to the new Capital Iron store, as well as City Centre Park.

“We’re hoping to draw from a greater population area, but our focus, of course, is the West Shore community,” he said.

“That’s pretty good in and of itself.”

Capital Iron owner Mike Black

said at the time of his store’s opening in April that the impending opening of Quality Foods was part of his company’s decision to locate in the former furniture store plaza.

Jordan Schley, Ken’s son, is manager of the new store and brings enthusiasm and family pride to the job, McKay said.

Among the features the new store brings is something it calls Island Smokehouse Barbecue, complete with an in-house smoking oven to create such items as barbecued pulled pork, beef brisket and other gourmet items.

McKay said Quality Foods has been a pioneer in terms of bringing specialty foods and services to its stores, from freshly made Chinese food and in-store cafés to old-style delis.

For more on Quality Foods, visit qualityfoods.com.

Forest fire crews arrived from Ontario to help Sunday, as lightning strikes and possibly human activity added to the fire map across a hot, dry B.C. Interior on the weekend.

A new fire at Soda Creek north of Williams Lake was reported in its early stages, allowing crews with 10 air tankers, three helicopters and heavy equipment to be deployed Sunday while it covered only 12 hectares.

The fire is close to Highway 97 and the cause was still under investigation Monday. To report a fire or smoke sighting, call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a mobile phone.

A new lightning-caused fire at Chelaslie Arm in a remote northwest region south of Smithers was at 5,000 hectares and threatening one building by Sunday, with 10 firefighters and two helicopters deployed.

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Efforts continued for a second week to contain the Red Deer Creek fire that has caused the evacuation of three oil and gas camps near Tumbler Ridge. It has 160 firefighters, 12 helicopters and 31 pieces of heavy equipment.

Another fire only six kilometres east of Mackenzie was burning uphill in steep terrain and spreading east, with more help on the way as it reached 80 hectares in size.

In the northeast, a fire 50 kilometres west of Williston Lake reached 4,000 hectares by Sunday and was expected to grow significantly Monday.

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Dressage rider from the Island off to Kentucky North Saanich’s Amy Wellburn at North American championships for young riders Devon MacKenzie News staff

North Saanich resident Amy Wellburn is living out her dream.

The 20-year-old Parkland Secondary School grad is currently in Kentucky with her horse Nelson competing in the North American Young Rider Championships in the discipline of dressage.

“Riding is my main focus right now,” explained Wellburn before she left.

“I was in school studying general sciences at Camosun but when I found out I had qualified to go to Kentucky I took a semester off to focus on riding.”

Wellburn had to go through a rigorous qualifying process that meant she had to attend various shows and compete in front of two judging panels.

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Amy Wellburn is in Kentucky this week competing in the North American Junior Young Rider Championships.

She was the only B.C. young rider that qualified.

“I was put on a team with two others representing Western Canada, a boy from Alberta and a girl from Manitoba. Then there’s other

competitors coming from Eastern Canada for a total of 10 Canadians attending.

“It’s pretty special to be representing Western Canada and especially B.C. and Southern Vancou-

ver Island,” Wellburn said.

Athletes from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico and Bermuda will be competing in Kentucky until July 20.

“In preparation I’ve been train-

ing six days a week to stay on top of everything. It’s been a lot of hard work but we are bonded now as a team,” Wellburn explained, adding that the acclimatization to being in Kentucky will be an important aspect.

“You can’t predict things when you’re working with animals. You don’t want to push them too hard and you have to be sensitive to how they are doing in a different environment.”

She said local sponsors, coaches and friends and family have been integral in her qualifying and preparing for the Championships.

“I train with Lisette de Rooy in North Saanich as well as Shelly Lauder from Vancouver. They’ve both been great and huge helps to me and Nelson, I wouldn’t be here without them. Also, so many local businesses and family and friends have been so supportive. It’s very humbling,” she said.

“Right now I’m just focused on competing and I’m excited just to go down and be a part of the experience. It’s a once in lifetime opportunity.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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A Peninsula Piranhas swimmer checks his time in the breast stroke event Sunday.

Piranhas fill Panorama Steven Heywood News staff

Panorama Recreation Centre was teeming with swimmers, young and old, during the Peninsula Piranhas swim meet over the weekend.

There were an estimated 250 swimmers from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands taking part in the sixth meet of seven for the Island region of the B.C. Summer Swimming Association.

Vancouver Island Regional Director Brian Webster, from Salt Spring Island, says the Piranhas weekend meet was successful, despite a few glitches with a new timing system. That said, he added the many club and parent volunteers helped make sure the swimmers enjoyed the event.

“Times have been fast,” he said, noting there were many records broken and personal bests achieved. “Quite a lot of Piranhas swimmers have earned

Steven Heywood/News staff

A young Piranha participated in breast stroke event during the weekend’s swim meet. personal bests at the meet.”

Panorama’s entire main swimming pool was used for the competition, with vendor tents and camping areas set up on the grass outside the rec. centre. It was a warm day in and out of the

pool, Webster added.

The seventh and final swim meet of the summer swimming season is next weekend on Salt Spring Island, said Webster. That will be followed by the regional championships at Saanich’s Commonwealth Pool over the August long weekend.

Successful swimmers from that event will go on to the provincials in Kamloops during the third week of August.

Webster said the BCSSA is open to swimmers of all ages — there were a few masters-level competitors in the tank on the weekend — but is geared mostly towards youth. He said the program help develop skills and confidence in young swimmers.

Those skills, he continued, help kids stay safe in the water and create love for a life-long activity.

“There’s almost no other sport you can do as a child that you can also do throughout your life.”

Tadpoles take silver The Peninsula Baseball and Softball Association Tadpole team placed second at a recent tournament in Duncan. The young team, coached by Burke Stencll, was very pleased with their result.

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Proceeds go to operating costs for The Central Saanich Senior’s Centre. See www.centralsaanich seniorscentre.org for more information. thE BrEntWood BaY Community Market happens every Sunday until Aug. 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Pioneer Park. For more, email marketinthe park2014@gmail. com. thE 34th annual Fords and Friends Car Show and Shine is coming to Heritage Acres on Sunday, July 20. Ride the miniature trains, enjoy great food, listen to live music courtesy of Rukus and try your luck on the 50/50 draws all while taking in the sights and sounds of Heritage Acres.

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Ruth Zernial proudly shows off a certificate from Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her 100th birthday on June 20. Michael Johnson, President of Central Saanich Lawn Bowls, presented certificates to Zernial from various government officials, as well as a lifetime club membership.

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Children up to 12 years of age are invited to join the “Funny Business” Summer Reading Club. Kids receive reading records to track their reading, and contests, prize draws, and special events are held throughout the summer. Registration is free and runs until Aug. 23. For more information, call 250656-0944.

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